Its About Time!

Its about time for another blog post! Things have been rather busy around here. Ryan just finished up his last semester of graduate school, which meant he was hogging the computer these last few weeks...sorry for the delay in postings!

We can hardly believe Carson is 6 months old! Lots of things have changed since his six month birthday. I slowly stopped nursing leading up to the 6 month mark. Carson became rather disinterested in having to "work for his meal" especially since the bottles of milk at daycare provided instant gratification...so he began fighting me on the nursing. We eventually were only able to nurse once in the morning, while he was still groggy and just wanted to snuggle! I, on the other hand, was having a very difficult time keeping up with pumping at work. My schedule is such that there is no consistent time for me to sneak away to the "maternal care room". After consulting with our pediatrician, and doing a little soul searching, Carson and I agreed that we were ready to switch until formula. Overall, I am happy with my choice, feeling as though making it to the 6 month mark is a huge feat!

So just as we were switching to formula...we also drastically increased his solid intake. He now eats breakfast, lunch and dinner. Solids + formula = a chunka-lunka baby! We cannot shovel food into his mouth fast enough!  He still prefers veggies over fruits, and has also taken on chicken, turkey, beef, ham, and tofu. Since my time is no longer consumed with nursing and pumping, I have gotten really into making my own baby food. I kind of stumbled upon it by accident! If anyone has any fun home made baby food ideas, let me know!

At Carson's 2 month appointment he was in the 10th percentile for both height and weight. At his 4 month appointment, he jumped up to the 15th percentile for both. We are happy to report that at his 6 month appointment, he was in the 30th percentile for weight and 40th percentile for height! Although he is still small compared to his other 6 month old friends...we think he is HUGE!!

Carson at 6 months old gets better and better everyday! His smile lights up a room, and his giggles are never ending!